Apply a glow

The Glow filter lets you apply a color around the edges of an object.


  1. Select an object to apply a glow to, and select Filters.
  2. Click the Add Filter (+) button, and select Glow.
  3. Edit the filter settings in the Filter tab:
    • To set the width and height of the glow, drag the Blur X and Y slider.

    • To open the Color Picker and set the glow color, click the color control.

    • To set the sharpness of the glow, drag the Strength slider.

    • To knock out (or visually hide) the source object and display only the glow on the knockout image, select Knockout.

      Using the Glow filter with the Knockout option.

    • To apply the glow within the boundaries of the object, select Inner Glow.

    • Select the quality level for the glow. High is approximate to that of a Gaussian blur. Low maximizes playback performance.

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